{"id":1051617,"date":"2025-02-20T16:13:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T21:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1051617"},"modified":"2025-02-20T16:14:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T21:14:00","slug":"new-polling-americans-disapprove-of-trump-and-reject-his-wildly-unpopular-project-2025-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/new-polling-americans-disapprove-of-trump-and-reject-his-wildly-unpopular-project-2025-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW POLLING: Americans Disapprove of Trump And Reject His Wildly Unpopular Project 2025 Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"449\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1050776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png 1101w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=300,132 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=768,337 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=1024,449 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Day One, Donald Trump has walked back his campaign trail lies about lowering costs to instead focus on implementing his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/poll-project-2025-broadly-known-severely-unpopular-voters-rcna172660\">wildly unpopular<\/a> Project 2025 agenda \u2014 and the American people have had enough. Across the political spectrum, Americans are rejecting Trump\u2019s actions, from his <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AaronBlake\/status\/1892591505925181913\">dangerous pardons of violent criminals<\/a> to his efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/02\/20\/trump-policies-opposed-by-americans\/\">lay off thousands of American workers and shut down critical services<\/a>, with a majority of Americans disapproving of Trump\u2019s handling of the job and half of Americans questioning if he has the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/02\/20\/trump-poll-unpopular-post-ipsos\/\">\u201cmental sharpness\u201d<\/a> for the office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It doesn\u2019t get any better for Trump\u2019s shadow president Elon Musk, who is rapidly losing support among the American people. A majority of Americans say Musk (and Trump\u2019s other billionaire friends) are milking the presidency for personal gain and oppose attempts to freeze critical programs for working families.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Here\u2019s a look at the latest Trump polling:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today has been the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ForecasterEnten\/status\/1892600212440453475\">single worst polling day<\/a> during Trump\u2019s second term as his disastrous handling of the economy and inflation become a critical <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ForecasterEnten\/status\/1892600212440453475\">weakness<\/a> and his approval rating has fallen consistently underwater:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Americans are rejecting Trump\u2019s toxic agenda to jack up prices while pardoning violent criminals and shutting down critical departments:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/02\/20\/trump-poll-unpopular-post-ipsos\/\">57%<\/a> say Trump has exceeded his authority since taking office\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/02\/20\/trump-poll-unpopular-post-ipsos\/\">Half<\/a> of independents oppose Trump\u2019s early actions across the board\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/americans-worry-musks-campaign-slash-government-could-hurt-services-reutersipsos-2025-02-20\/\">65%<\/a> oppose Trump\u2019s plan to shut down the Department of Education\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/aaronblake\/status\/1892591505925181913?s=46\">80%<\/a> do not support Trump\u2019s pardons of violent January 6 insurrectionists\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/02\/20\/trump-poll-unpopular-post-ipsos\/\">6 in 10<\/a> Americans oppose Trump\u2019s national taxes on Canada and Mexico, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/02\/20\/trump-poll-unpopular-post-ipsos\/\">7 in 10<\/a> say Trump\u2019s tariff regime will raise prices and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/02\/20\/trump-poll-unpopular-post-ipsos\/\">plurality<\/a> say they will hurt U.S. workers and manufacturers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/02\/20\/trump-poll-unpopular-post-ipsos\/\">6 in 10<\/a> Americans oppose Trump\u2019s mass firings while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/02\/20\/trump-poll-unpopular-post-ipsos\/\">2 in 3<\/a> oppose Trump\u2019s gag rule on health agencies\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trump\u2019s approval rating is underwater as his unaffordable economic agenda raises prices for Americans:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/02\/20\/trump-poll-unpopular-post-ipsos\/\">53%<\/a> disapprove of Trump\u2019s handling of the job\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ForecasterEnten\/status\/1892600212440453475\">4 polls<\/a> confirm Trump\u2019s approval rating is underwater<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/02\/20\/trump-poll-unpopular-post-ipsos\/\">62%<\/a> of Americans find Trump not \u201chonest and trustworthy\u201d\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/02\/20\/trump-poll-unpopular-post-ipsos\/\">50%<\/a> of Americans question whether Trump \u201chas the mental sharpness it takes to effectively serve as president\u201d\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Independents\u2019 approval of Trump\u2019s handling of the economy has fallen <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/656891\/trump-job-approval-rating-congress-jumps.aspx\">13 points<\/a> to 31%\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trump has earned the lowest approval rating at this point in a term since 1953, excluding his first term \u2014 falling <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/656891\/trump-job-approval-rating-congress-jumps.aspx\">15 points below<\/a> the historical average for presidents in mid-February\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elon Musk is rapidly losing support across the board \u2014 even alienating MAGA voters \u2014 as Americans worry he and Trump\u2019s billionaire backers are profiting off the White House:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/americans-worry-musks-campaign-slash-government-could-hurt-services-reutersipsos-2025-02-20\/\">58%<\/a> of respondents say they are concerned Musk will delay Social Security, student aid, and other critical federal programs\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/americans-worry-musks-campaign-slash-government-could-hurt-services-reutersipsos-2025-02-20\/\">71%<\/a> agree that the ultra-wealthy have too much influence on the White House while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/americans-worry-musks-campaign-slash-government-could-hurt-services-reutersipsos-2025-02-20\/\">69%<\/a> say they are profiting off their White House connections\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/americans-worry-musks-campaign-slash-government-could-hurt-services-reutersipsos-2025-02-20\/\">44%<\/a> of Americans who \u201cidentify with the [MAGA] movement\u201d who also agree Trump\u2019s rich friends are profiting from their White House ties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/americans-worry-musks-campaign-slash-government-could-hurt-services-reutersipsos-2025-02-20\/\">53%<\/a> of people oppose DOGE, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/americans-worry-musks-campaign-slash-government-could-hurt-services-reutersipsos-2025-02-20\/\">62%<\/a> rejected Trump\u2019s claim he can fire any federal employee who disagrees with him\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since Day One, Donald Trump has walked back his campaign trail lies about lowering costs to instead focus on implementing his wildly unpopular Project 2025 agenda \u2014 and the American people have had enough. 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